Janet Lively Fall

US Patent:

7896191, Mar 1, 2011

Filed:

Dec 20, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/961303

Inventors:

Thomas R. Fall - Tiburon CA, US
Janet L. Fall - Tiburon CA, US
Lisa M. Frolich - Larkspur CA, US
Douglas M. Frolich - Larkspur CA, US

Assignee:

Chefs Originals LLC - Tiburon CA

International Classification:

B65D 25/10
A47J 45/07
B25G 1/10

US Classification:

220753, 220755, 220757, 2205731, 16425, 16430

Abstract:

A removable, insulated hand grip device for use with a closed loop lid handle includes a body formed of a flexible, compressible and low thermal conductivity material adapted to fill the first distance between the hand grip portion and the top surface of the lid, a lid handle engaging portion including a concave surface adapted to enclose at least partially the hand grip portion of the lid handle, a base portion including a surface adapted to engage the top surface of the lid under the hand grip portion, a finger grip portion including a concave surface formed on each longitudinal sides of the body adapted to receive the fingers of a user's hand. The body is removably attached to the lid handle and is secured between the bottom surface of the hand grip portion and the top surface of the lid by compression force.